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douglas9401 | 08:05 Fri 31st Aug 2018 | ChatterBank
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Who decided on the misuse of phobia in Islamophobia?

Why not anti-Islamism, like anti-Semitism?
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Avatar Image LadyCG
Quite. I'm not Islamophobic, but I am anti-Islam.
08:06 Fri 31st Aug 2018
Avatar Image Old_Geezer
That word/suffix been misused in many places for ages now. Some have to be trying to change it's definition.
08:10 Fri 31st Aug 2018
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The word is usually used without thinking- or is chosen deliberately to mislead
08:10 Fri 31st Aug 2018
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Thanks so far, away to work now, have a nice day. :-)
08:16 Fri 31st Aug 2018
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Ah work; I remember that.
08:17 Fri 31st Aug 2018
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Well it indicates an irrational fear so for some it would be appropriate. I am not anti Islam per se, just anti fundamentalists and zealots whatever team they support
09:00 Fri 31st Aug 2018
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At least we can identify Heinrich von Treitschke as the misuser of 'anti-Semitism', coined by Moritz Steinschneider to encompass all Semitic peoples (Arabs, Assyrians, Druze, Eritreans, Maltese. etc., etc.) and not only Jews.
18:25 Fri 31st Aug 2018

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